A police constable attached to Kalachowki police station has claimed that the police station’s senior police inspector and a police sub-inspector (PSI) have stopped his salary for three months over a five-day leave. The 40-year-old constable told mid-day that he had taken the leave to look after his child and had submitted the requisite paperwork for it. However, his seniors did not approve the same.

The constable made the claims on a WhatsApp group meant for the police and said that the lack of salary and mounting bills have greatly distressed him. “I am attached to Kalachowki police station as a constable. Three months ago, I had taken a five-day leave to look after my son who was having leg pain. I had taken him to the hospital. I did not break any rules by taking the leave. It was to attend to an emergency. I submitted a leave form to the department. I also informed my seniors but due to some reason, they did not sanction my leave.”